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we have to move on to other schools, but that's frances from indiana. we're asking about the school district, what's working, what's failing. detroit, michigan, republican line. charlie. caller: how you doing, sir? i think arne duncan's message was completely missed. what he was saying is when kids arrive at school, you know, when they're maybe in the preschool or kindergarten, they don't know the difference between the front of the book and back of the book. i think what he's saying is the parents aren't spending enough time with their kids. we have three sons. we spend an awful lot of time with them when they were growing up reading books, sitting down with them. that's like, where does the responsibility begin with the parents? instead of pointing the fingers at the superintendents and the school boards and teachers aren't doing their job, what are the parents doing? where's their responsibility? host: is that a fail in your mind when it comes to parental responsibility? caller: absolutely. i think that they look to teachers many times to help raise
we have to move on to other schools, but that's frances from indiana. we're asking about the school district, what's working, what's failing. detroit, michigan, republican line. charlie. caller: how you doing, sir? i think arne duncan's message was completely missed. what he was saying is when kids arrive at school, you know, when they're maybe in the preschool or kindergarten, they don't know the difference between the front of the book and back of the book. i think what he's saying is the...
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floyd, a republican in indiana. good morning. caller: good morning. i get three areas of the constitution i like to question. we keep talking about the wheat farmer being limited to what he can grow. they're not only telling him that he has to grow it, but they're telling him what kind of wheat he has to grow. if people are going to walk across the street or ride a bicycle across the road -- if a bicycle comes through the windshield, i have to pay for it because he has no auto insurance. host: respond if you could, because i want to get more calls in here. respond to a 1942 case and get both of your takes on that case. professor amar, we begin with you. guest: as stephen presser has mentioned several times, it is a case that affirmed very broad congressional power. i think that case really stretched the limits. i think the affordable care act is so much easier to uphold, precisely because at any given moment, lots of americans really are out of state. professor presser is one of the most distinguished historians of the early american period. at the ti
floyd, a republican in indiana. good morning. caller: good morning. i get three areas of the constitution i like to question. we keep talking about the wheat farmer being limited to what he can grow. they're not only telling him that he has to grow it, but they're telling him what kind of wheat he has to grow. if people are going to walk across the street or ride a bicycle across the road -- if a bicycle comes through the windshield, i have to pay for it because he has no auto insurance. host:...
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lowry from indiana -- laurie. caller: good morning. i have been a caretaker for some body-- they had a good job and they had good insurance. they lost their job. they started now with diarrhea. next time you have diarrhea, just think if you were sick for four years. how would you maintain insurance? host: i am so sorry. it sounds like an emotional issue for you. caller: i support having health care for americans. he did not qualify for medicaid. host: what he qualify under the new monetary limits? caller: absolutely. he has had three surgeries in one year. host: i'm so sorry for your suffering. thank you for sharing your story. caller: good morning. i think this is a good thing. health care, go ahead with this. congress has been wasting taxpayer money fighting the president on everything he has done. he has done only can and is still doing good. they have not come up with anything. they are trying to fight this down. host: a different perspective on twitter. "we're going broke anyway." tom in south bend, indiana. what is happening this
lowry from indiana -- laurie. caller: good morning. i have been a caretaker for some body-- they had a good job and they had good insurance. they lost their job. they started now with diarrhea. next time you have diarrhea, just think if you were sick for four years. how would you maintain insurance? host: i am so sorry. it sounds like an emotional issue for you. caller: i support having health care for americans. he did not qualify for medicaid. host: what he qualify under the new monetary...
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our next call comes from fort wayne, indiana, jim, on our line for republicans. caller: aggressive journalism now with the patriot act act basically means rewarded by the espionage act. if you look at wikileaks, where foreign leaders were charging hillary clinton was spying on them, i would recommend a book called "beautiful souls" are you familiar with it? guest: the question is how to draw the balance. how do we put on one side the government's interest in keeping things secret, and then our interest in trying to figure out what the government is up to it and how we hold them accountable? historically, that as been the function of a free press, which has the necessary to inform the electorate. we have one coming up in november. is it reasonable to expect voters to act upon what we are doing with respect to national security and our military's actions overseas? the media plays a critical role, but their ability to play that role depends on the ability to not customary look over their shoulder. the government has never brought the espionage act prosecution of a r
our next call comes from fort wayne, indiana, jim, on our line for republicans. caller: aggressive journalism now with the patriot act act basically means rewarded by the espionage act. if you look at wikileaks, where foreign leaders were charging hillary clinton was spying on them, i would recommend a book called "beautiful souls" are you familiar with it? guest: the question is how to draw the balance. how do we put on one side the government's interest in keeping things secret, and...
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a democrat from indiana. are you for or against that? caller: i am against. host: why is that? caller: -- host: anything else to add? caller: they are doing this to stop this black man from winning the election. host: let's go to new york. scott, independent caller. your thoughts. caller: i am a democrat but i am also running for office as an independent and i believe that when i go to vote, i actually have to present an idea of some sort. so, i think obviously you have to identify yourself in some way, shape, or form. what the id is, is debatable. a lot of different forums -- forms. but it is reasonable to prevent voter fraud to have some kind of idea. host: you broke up there a little bit. you said, on the other hand -- caller: i think you have to present yourself with some kind of id two present yourself, but it needs to be the least restrictive and not discriminate against especially minority groups or other groups, of which, at the report -- as the report said, tend not to have driver's licenses and other forms of id. but you do need to identify the person who has to vote.
a democrat from indiana. are you for or against that? caller: i am against. host: why is that? caller: -- host: anything else to add? caller: they are doing this to stop this black man from winning the election. host: let's go to new york. scott, independent caller. your thoughts. caller: i am a democrat but i am also running for office as an independent and i believe that when i go to vote, i actually have to present an idea of some sort. so, i think obviously you have to identify yourself in...
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in 2008, the supreme court found that indiana's voter i.d. law was constitutional. and there were many other states that started to pattern their requirements after the indiana law. texas, south dakota, and others are -- excuse me, south carolina and others did that, but were stopped by the justice and challenged by the justice department. the justice department could do this with about 15 states under section five of the voting rights act. and we now probably would have anywhere from two to three cases that were probably make their way to the supreme court and we will see whether states within the purview of the justice department under section five of the voting rights act will have their photo i.d. requirements upheld by the court. look, photo i.d.'s are pretty common occurrence in american life. you need it if you're going to buy alcohol or tobacco. you need it for a marriage license. you need it to get on the plane. you need it to check out a library book. so having the voting -- the duty of voting require one to show a photo i.d. as long as it is not burdensom
in 2008, the supreme court found that indiana's voter i.d. law was constitutional. and there were many other states that started to pattern their requirements after the indiana law. texas, south dakota, and others are -- excuse me, south carolina and others did that, but were stopped by the justice and challenged by the justice department. the justice department could do this with about 15 states under section five of the voting rights act. and we now probably would have anywhere from two to...
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they have started to move back in michigan, indiana, wisconsin, and ohio and are back to the same levels giving mitt romney a three or four point lead over obama. that was level obama was asked in 2008. if he can keep that margin to five points, you have a good shot to maintain ohio but it will be a tough race. host: unemployment in ohio is about 7% so it is below the national average. the president can point to that as things turning around. guest: republicans have 300 electoral votes. in every one of the states where the states are doing better economically, states where there has been republican governors and republican policies have made the economy better since 2010. host: wisconsin and florida? guest: wisconsin and ohio and michigan have been doing better because of the local policies put in in 2010. host: look at wisconsin and florida. a wisconsin recall is in place for the governor and the florida governor has a low approval rating, so low he did not endorse anyone for the presidency. guest: a good governor will make a decision to do all the things he needs to do in the first yea
they have started to move back in michigan, indiana, wisconsin, and ohio and are back to the same levels giving mitt romney a three or four point lead over obama. that was level obama was asked in 2008. if he can keep that margin to five points, you have a good shot to maintain ohio but it will be a tough race. host: unemployment in ohio is about 7% so it is below the national average. the president can point to that as things turning around. guest: republicans have 300 electoral votes. in...
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host: let's go to northwest indiana. independent calller. caller: hi. i have two questions for the gentleman from georgia of to what you say to poverty-stricken women with illnesses that birth control helps? my second question is, for the poverty stricken women who want to prolong birth, the gop's response is to keep your legs closed or have better morals. it is not not telling you how to live? guest: people in poverty have access to birth control services today through many sources. in fact, my local health department -- patients who cannot afford birth control pills can get them for free. i have given away a lot of birth control pills to my own patients when i was in active medical practice. poverty stricken women can get birth control. this is not about birth control. this is about government control. it is about government dictating what your health insurance has to give, with its hair transplants, a sex change operations, birth control pills, or anything else. it's about government control, government dictates, which raises the cost of insurance fo
host: let's go to northwest indiana. independent calller. caller: hi. i have two questions for the gentleman from georgia of to what you say to poverty-stricken women with illnesses that birth control helps? my second question is, for the poverty stricken women who want to prolong birth, the gop's response is to keep your legs closed or have better morals. it is not not telling you how to live? guest: people in poverty have access to birth control services today through many sources. in fact,...
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wayne is in fort wayne, indiana, republican line. caller: thanks for taking my call. i have an 11-year-old child attending public school. my history was i was born and raised in new york city and went to catholic school and always got a's and the last two years i had to go to public school. i came home with tears in my eyes telling my mom, they are morons. what it comes down to is the government should never be involved in the education of our children. it is a failure. in the 1950's, the u.s. have the number one educational system in the world. we have gone backwards. i remember watching my buddies that live in the inner city. we would go into the schools and they would have to have police officers escorting them out. the inner city is in destruction. the kids act like savages. the teachers are afraid to teach. it's imploding on them. if the only way is to allow each individual state their own right to govern and mandates and teach their children. corporal punishment should be in the schools. until we go to that, we will always have failure. these kids don't even kno
wayne is in fort wayne, indiana, republican line. caller: thanks for taking my call. i have an 11-year-old child attending public school. my history was i was born and raised in new york city and went to catholic school and always got a's and the last two years i had to go to public school. i came home with tears in my eyes telling my mom, they are morons. what it comes down to is the government should never be involved in the education of our children. it is a failure. in the 1950's, the u.s....
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host: indiana. steve. a democrat there. caller: we should have never been in afghanistan, iraq, and we need to tell israel to live iran alone because they are the ones causing all of the problems for us. guest: well, first, i guess i have come to agree that the invasion of iraq was a mistake. at the time, i thought it was justified, as a lot of people did, but it's in the costs and benefits it is hard to come -- but seeing the costs and benefits, it is hard to come to that conclusion. if you go back to 2001, most americans had the feeling that we had to take the fight to the people that had done this. it is hard to think that we would not have gone into afghanistan. the question is how hard, how long, and i have been -- as i said earlier, i have learned that smaller footprint makes sense. in terms of israel and iran, it is clear president obama and most officials and commanders think it would be a mistake for israel to attack iran and trigger another war that is not as useful as it should be in dealing with the iranian nucl
host: indiana. steve. a democrat there. caller: we should have never been in afghanistan, iraq, and we need to tell israel to live iran alone because they are the ones causing all of the problems for us. guest: well, first, i guess i have come to agree that the invasion of iraq was a mistake. at the time, i thought it was justified, as a lot of people did, but it's in the costs and benefits it is hard to come -- but seeing the costs and benefits, it is hard to come to that conclusion. if you go...
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liza mundy indiana. hello, fred. caller: good morning c-span. i think it is time for a woman in the white house. they are hard working and they're very force falland i think it would be a good change for the whole world to see a strong woman in the white house. host: what do you do for a living? caller: i am a retired crane operator. host: from a cat or republican? caller: i am on the fence. i would like to see ron paul. thank you. host: thank you. i wanted to get a demographic on him. any comments? guest: i agree. host: 05 or -- ohio. caller: good morning. god bless c-span. we have come a long way. when we first moved here, women were being beaten and that was ok. lately, the question should be of the culture choices of why women would want to take the contraception. in other countries, they want them to be prostitutes. we still have quite a ways to go. i agree it woman -- it is sad what has happened to women thinking that is ok to have to have the choice to what? i do that even want to say what that choice would be. this is horrifying. host: l
liza mundy indiana. hello, fred. caller: good morning c-span. i think it is time for a woman in the white house. they are hard working and they're very force falland i think it would be a good change for the whole world to see a strong woman in the white house. host: what do you do for a living? caller: i am a retired crane operator. host: from a cat or republican? caller: i am on the fence. i would like to see ron paul. thank you. host: thank you. i wanted to get a demographic on him. any...
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we begin with a republican, bobbie, in indiana. go ahead. caller: caller: thank you for taking my call. the blood is dripping out of my ears listening to more programs. is this not what mr. obama did with a shovel-ready project? we cannot even drive cars down the highways. this united states is bankrupt. $186 trillion in unsecured debt? we're talking about another bill? wake up. what a pairing, a republican and democrat getting together to do what? spend people's money that we do not have. guest: the program is not new. we're talking about extending existing programs. unlike other existing programs, these historically have been paid for with user fees -- the gas and diesel taxes, sec -- taxes on truck sales, tires, things like that. most of the program is paid for with user fees. what has made it so difficult to get a bill is that these user fees no longer covered the entire cost of the program. while there is strong support in congress, and generally in the public, in trying to make roads and bridges better, relieve traffic can get -- conge
we begin with a republican, bobbie, in indiana. go ahead. caller: caller: thank you for taking my call. the blood is dripping out of my ears listening to more programs. is this not what mr. obama did with a shovel-ready project? we cannot even drive cars down the highways. this united states is bankrupt. $186 trillion in unsecured debt? we're talking about another bill? wake up. what a pairing, a republican and democrat getting together to do what? spend people's money that we do not have....
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let's go to evansville, indiana. matthew is on the independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. i was listening to the last caller and i do not really know what i was going to say. i think is important that the tv's or the cameras that are covering congress when they talk about money, that is something they need expert -- that needs expert advice there. that is all. thank you. host: thank you, matthew. fred on twitter says cameras make it impossible for people to live. i do not want members to cooperate to raise spending. the pressure is on and it is hard. give us a call about the cameras in congress issue. the article as we began this debate -- we've got about 40 minutes left on this segment cameras came up in an article in the politico.com at the end of -- in political or at the end of last year. newt gingrich said his years of debate prep were actually through c-span. he said the cable network gave him a conduit to reach a generation of conservative activists, and a laboratory for figuring how to dominate the news cycles, skills he has relied on in debat
let's go to evansville, indiana. matthew is on the independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. i was listening to the last caller and i do not really know what i was going to say. i think is important that the tv's or the cameras that are covering congress when they talk about money, that is something they need expert -- that needs expert advice there. that is all. thank you. host: thank you, matthew. fred on twitter says cameras make it impossible for people to live. i do not want...
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next up on the phones is jim, an independent, joining us from south bend, indiana. good morning. caller: good morning, libby, and c-span. i saw the president's speech. of course, aipac -- i hope c- span will let me get my comments out. while i think there is some room with concern for iran and the nuclear program -- i think it is unfortunate, again, that we have to police the world. i think the saber rattling it does not do us any good. of course, the president has to go there to aipac and do that. it is unfortunate that we are still police in the world like that, dictating who does what when. i do not think iran would be suicidal, wanting to lob one weapon into israel like that. we all know what the results would be. host: let's take a listen to what's the president had to say yesterday at aipac. [video clip] >> about the resolve of the united states. [applause] just as they should not doubt israel's sovereign right to make its own decisions about its security needs. [applause] i have said that when it comes to preventing iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, i will take no opti
next up on the phones is jim, an independent, joining us from south bend, indiana. good morning. caller: good morning, libby, and c-span. i saw the president's speech. of course, aipac -- i hope c- span will let me get my comments out. while i think there is some room with concern for iran and the nuclear program -- i think it is unfortunate, again, that we have to police the world. i think the saber rattling it does not do us any good. of course, the president has to go there to aipac and do...
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host: daniel, indiana. republican. guest: good morning. vote for dick lugar. caller: i got a call from his office host: are you planning to vote for -- office. host: are you planning to vote for dick lugar? guest: i am. i'm still treading on the party line, as senator specter has for his political career. i commend you very much for that. you have proven that bipartisanship is possible in this nation and it opens up the system for all people to meet their leaders in the center. excuse me, i'm a part of the parkinson's community as well. guest: take your time. caller: to say i will vote for senator dick lugar, i cannot say yes right now, but i will most likely vote for him. i also called to escape, do you think the people in? -- ask you, do you think the people in afghanistan are still facing a critical threat from the taliban, and if we pull out, will the people beat successful in the fight for protecting their domestic future? guest: i think they are facing a threat, but there have been negotiations between the hamid karzai government and the taliban there wa
host: daniel, indiana. republican. guest: good morning. vote for dick lugar. caller: i got a call from his office host: are you planning to vote for -- office. host: are you planning to vote for dick lugar? guest: i am. i'm still treading on the party line, as senator specter has for his political career. i commend you very much for that. you have proven that bipartisanship is possible in this nation and it opens up the system for all people to meet their leaders in the center. excuse me, i'm a...
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host: indiana. nathan, a republican. good morning. caller: i am wondering if your guest might be concerned about mr. santorum being involved with the jerry sandusky group from penn state. if he does get the job, will this be exploited? guest: i did not heard anything about this. host: my mother is pretty and what -- where are you getting this information? guest: my mother is involved. he was very involved with the jerry sandusky group. host: what is the group? g -- caller: the group that was molesting children. host: let's leave it there. anne, you're on with fred barnes. caller: i have a personal concern that bothers me. one of my family members is supporting republicans purely on the abortion issue. he is a christian, and so is his wife. i wonder how much debt affects the partisanship in the united states, reaching that affects the partnership in the united states reject -- and that affects the partnership in the united states. i wonder if the republican party is using them. then you have rick santorum, who wants to impose christian
host: indiana. nathan, a republican. good morning. caller: i am wondering if your guest might be concerned about mr. santorum being involved with the jerry sandusky group from penn state. if he does get the job, will this be exploited? guest: i did not heard anything about this. host: my mother is pretty and what -- where are you getting this information? guest: my mother is involved. he was very involved with the jerry sandusky group. host: what is the group? g -- caller: the group that was...
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host: in indiana, a democratic caller. good morning. caller: i think the problem started in the 1980's. before 1980, the private sector -- in the 1980's, those jobs headed south of the united states. and then in the 1990's we had nafta. a union job pays more. you have to have people making enough money to pay income taxes. people do not make enough to pay it with the deductions they can take. any consumer, if they make enough money, they drive the economy. the private sector is around 4% to 5%. i think that is part of the problem. host: what you think mark zandi? >> interesting point. i do think the caller is right. nation's80's the manufacturing sector got hit very hard, particularly in the northwest. michigan, ohio. a lot of those jobs went into mexico and the emerging world. not only because of nafta, but because of the -- china came on the scene and emerging economies were very competitive. i think that description -- there is a lot of truth to it. i will say, though, that i think, now, our manufacturing base is very competitive. th
host: in indiana, a democratic caller. good morning. caller: i think the problem started in the 1980's. before 1980, the private sector -- in the 1980's, those jobs headed south of the united states. and then in the 1990's we had nafta. a union job pays more. you have to have people making enough money to pay income taxes. people do not make enough to pay it with the deductions they can take. any consumer, if they make enough money, they drive the economy. the private sector is around 4% to 5%....